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Way out of the box — Jane Norton for Governor???

by | 10:59 am, July 15, 2010 | 9 Comments

I was inspired toward this idea by reader Brian.  Not sure if this is what he meant or if I just inferred it from his words…

How about Jane Norton becoming the replacement candidate for Governor?  She’s the best qualified, and getting out of Buck’s way in a race that she seems likely to lose anyway would then allow Buck to support her.

Or, what about the other way around?  Buck becomes the candidate for Governor.  That would be fine, too, especially as Buck’s experience is also managerial.  Either Buck or Norton is better qualified than either McInnis or Maes, and they’re both more electable.

It’s a win-win for Colorado’s two best canidates for the two biggest elections.

I know it’s an extreme longshot, but I think it’s a GREAT idea.  I think it would require either Dan Maes getting out of the way now, along with McInnis, so a vacancy committee could fill the blank with Norton or Buck, or it would require going through the primary and then having the winner get out, again a longshot given the egos of those involved.

Link to Original post at Rossputin.com.

Category: Colorado Politics, Syndicated
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  1.   Donald Johnson
      July 15th, 2010 @ 11:36 am

    Since this idea came up yesterday, I’ve been thinking about whether it makes sense. I don’t see Norton or Buck backing out of the Senate race. Then the question becomes, can a loser in the senate primary be a credible gubernatorial candidate? Doubt it. Would they want to do it? Doubt it. Why would they want to be governor of the bankrupt state of Colorado?

  2.   Donald Johnson
      July 15th, 2010 @ 1:16 pm

    For some reason, PPC hasn’t picked up my blogs that Tom Tancredo is now calling for McInnis to quit and that the Republican Governors Assn. has told me that a ColoradoPols report that it is pulling out of Colorado is fiction.

    http://www.businessword.com.

  3.   elpresidente
      July 15th, 2010 @ 3:55 pm

    Everything seems to be working Don, perhaps the syndication was a bit slow this afternoon. Just remember, it isn’t instantaneous/simultaneous with when you publish.

  4.   Val
      July 15th, 2010 @ 4:16 pm

    A state vacancy committee is formed only to fill a vacancy on the general election ballot. Never is a vacancy committee convened to add competition to a primary ballot candidate.

  5.   Rossputin
      July 15th, 2010 @ 5:21 pm

    Val,

    That’s what I said.

    RGK

  6.   Muhammad Ali Hasan
      July 16th, 2010 @ 8:47 am

    Dearest Rossputin – I hope you’re well!

    Despite your proclamations of being a ‘fiscal conservative,’ I find it odd that you look to support Jane “C & D” Norton at every opportunity?

    As a fiscal conservative myself, can you please explain to me why C & D is a good policy, thus reinforcing your love of Jane Norton?

    Love and peace –

    Muhammad Ali Hasan
    ali@Hasan2010.com

  7.   Rossputin
      July 16th, 2010 @ 1:17 pm

    Ali,

    I believe that Jane’s support of C was limited to the least she could possibly do while her boss was supporting it.

    It’s absolutely clear that Jane is a fiscal conservative and suggestions to the contrary intentionally ignore EVERYTHING Jane has said during this campaign.

    Even Ken Buck doesn’t argue that Jane is a tax-raiser.

    RGK

  8.   Brian Wilson
      July 16th, 2010 @ 2:30 pm

    Well I was speculating that from a strategic standpoint it would have worked better if Norton had run for governor (especially as a former lt. governor) instead of trying to cut in on Buck in the senate race. I can’t support Jane Norton for governor, due to her special interest ties and support of Ref. C, but she would be more palatable than the current mess of candidates we have running, except maybe Maes. Besides which, it is not a possibility at this point. The only way she could get on the ballot for governor would be back room dealing, which would only reinforce her already terrible record of insider/lobbyist/McCain connections. Unless the establishment wants to ditch all grassroots support and ensure certain defeat in November, they are going to have to suck it up and support the choice of the Republican electorate, Dan Maes.

  9.   Rossputin
      July 17th, 2010 @ 7:10 am

    Ali,

    I missed part of your original question. You asked me to explain why Ref C is good policy…

    Perhaps you don’t remember, even though I’ve mentioned it recently, that I was a vociferous opponent of Ref C.

    Not only did I blog against it in the strongest possible terms, but I also went out and debated against it, including debating at least two state legislators.

    You might ask our mutual friend Bob Schaffer how I did debating State Sen. Steve Johnson, the primary Republican supporter of C in our legislature, at the Larimer County Republican Breakfast Club.

    I always hated C, always had a strong suspicion that the worst possible thing could happen, namely that sometime during C we would have a bad recession but that the upward ratchet provision in C would prevent gov’t spending from being cut as revenue drops.

    I still hate C and am proud of my opposition to it.

    Thus your question, implying that I support Jane Norton because I support C contains the seeds of its own destruction.

    I support Jane because I know, despite the history when her boss was pushing C, that she is firmly against tax increases and is a solid fiscal conservative.

    Thanks again for the question and sorry I didn’t fully answer it the first time.

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